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Veterans Day

Today, November 11th is Veterans Day.

I always thought Veterans Day should be more recognized as a Holiday. What do we celebrate during the year that is more important than the men and women who protect our great country?

Thanks to everyone who has ever served in our armed forces, without you we would not be able to appreciate the great freedoms that we as a country have!

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November 11th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

I was able to get the most important thing done first today, the line was not that long and voting in our Election is certainly one of the most important things an individual can do, so make your vote count!

Tags: Election, Voting

November 4th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

Mississippi Weather

This is the time of the year I can actually enjoy the Mississippi weather.

I spent a lot of time in South Texas and I always thought that was the most hot and humid weather there was, until I moved to Mississippi. In July and August the heat and humidity is the worst I have ever felt.

But now, it’s great, the Mississippi weather has turned very nice just in the last couple of weeks.

Now if it will just stay like this for awhile.

Tags: Fall Season, Mississippi, Mississippi Weather, Weather

October 13th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

Old school technology is torture

My kids have no clue what a rotary phone is, and they certainly do not remember Internet access via dialup. They think email is old school. If they can not send and receive messages instantly they think they have missed out on something.

Postage? Get real, you want me to mail something, now why would I waste my time and money on postage.

Tags: Humor, Internet, Kids

October 7th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

Chemo Brain

Now they call it Chemo Brain. There are pages upon pages of data on this dysfunction.

When I did chemotherapy in 1992 the term was not used, at least not that I heard.

It fits, and I believe it to be a real side effect factor to be considered and dealt with. Almost as soon as I started my chemotherapy this was one of the first side effects I noticed. It was like living in a fog.

I have always wondered if my short term memory is worse than it would have naturally been if I had not taken chemotherapy?

Tags: Cancer, Cancer Resources, Chemo, Chemo Brain, Chemo Effects, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Experience, Hodgkins Disease, Short Term Memory

September 12th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

How to clear a room of teenagers

I have 2 teenagers, both girls. It seems there is always a guest in our house. It may be just one additional kid, or a whole house full, but, I am going to start taking their pictures and hanging them on the wall so I can remember who they are.

One thing I have learned is how to clear the room any time I want. 5 words, that’s all it takes. And here is how to accomplish this unbelievable feat.

Just get in the room with the kids. Listen carefully (but not obviously) to the conversations you hear. And yes I said conversations, that’s plural, because where there are teenagers there are multiple conversations taking place at one time. When you hear something that you can relate to as a youth, just say the magic phrase.

“When I was your age…..”

That’s it, no need to even finish the sentence, the kids will roll their eyes and quickly make an exit. Usually while taunting me with, “yeah, yeah, we know, you walked to school in the snow uphill both ways and were thankful”

Well, I did.

Tags: Children, Family, Parenting, Parents, Teenagers

September 11th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

3 Estrogen - 1 Testosterone = Insanity

I am married with 2 teenage daughters. We have 2 female dogs and 2 female cats.

Is it any wonder I am a geek?

Oh yeah, there is one male Gerbil left, although we have not spent much time together.

Things that I can’t grasp.

Didn’t we just buy a 24 roll pack of toilet paper.
Why do they have to straighten their hair?
How much does makeup cost?
That bug is smaller than your fingernail, step on it!
How many pair of shoes is in that closet?
Start getting ready for a 7pm movie at 2pm.

Things that help me survive.

Headphones
Nascar
Guitar
Ukulele
Internet
Soduko
Poker

So, it is a fact, 3 Estrogen - 1 Testosterone = Insanity

Tags: Children, Estrogen, Family, Fatherhood, Guitar, Insanity, Internet, Marriage, Men, Nascar, Poker, Soduko, Teenagers, Testosterone, Ukulele, Women

September 10th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (2)

Tropical Storm Gustav

On the 3 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we are now looking at a possible repeat with Tropical Storm Gustav.

Trying to balance the line between preparation and panic can be tricky. With the National Hurricane Center projecting Gustav to make landfall 4 days from now, gas prices jumped 25 cents yesterday and you can not buy bottled water at the local WalMart.

It is hard to get prepared when supplies run out a week in advance. So I guess it may be more important to see if FEMA and such agencies learned anything and start some movement now, and if retailers learned anything to help prepare potential troubled areas with supplies in advance.

Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Relief, Hurricane Season, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm Gustav

August 29th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

DVD Scratch Repair

Thanks to all the rain this week I realized my collection of DVD’s has grown a little larger than I thought. One thing I have noticed is that a lot of these DVD’s have scratches. In my experience if the scratch is too deep, just give it up. But, if the scratch is just a basic scratch from the case, or putting in and out of your DVD player it is really not hard to fix.

There are a lot of DVD Scratch Repair kits available on the market, however, I have had the best results just using a dab of a light was and a lint free cloth. I have tried all kinds of waxes for this, from furniture polish type to car wax. Just make sure to use a very small amount of the wax and gently rub the DVD with the cloth, and buff of the residue.

This may not be the most sophisticated DVD scratch repair, but it has worked great for me.

Tags: DVD, DVD Collection, DVD Movies, DVD Scratch Removal, DVD Scratch Repair

August 24th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Movies, Ramble On Comments (0)

Do It Yourself

I am a big fan of Do It Yourself projects. In a typical week I can work on so many different things it can get confusing. Going from home repairs to car repairs to all kinds of miscellaneous projects. But I love it. I guess part of it is my love for learning new things, and part of it is me just being cheap, lol.

This weekend I am going to attempt to lay ceramic tile in the upstairs bathroom and do a break job on my truck. I decided I better do the tile first since it is the cleaner job, and also the one my wife as been waiting for the longest.

One of the new tools I use for all my DIY stuff is YouTube. There is probably a video for every type of job you can imagine. And whether I know how to do a job or not I love to watch a few YouTube videos first. If nothing else I might pick up something good or bad I did not see in the past.

Here is one I thought was cool on laying ceramic tile, in fast forward !

Tags: Auto Repair, Ceramic Tile, DIY, DIY Floor, DIY Home, DIY Projects, Do It Yourself, Pickup Truck, Video, www diy com, YouTube

August 22nd, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Ramble On Comments (0)

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